Director of Education & Engagement

HEAL Trafficking: Director of Education & Engagement

The Director of Education & Engagement leads how HEAL translates its mission into high-quality learning experiences for professionals responding to human trafficking across healthcare, public health, and community-based systems.

This role shapes HEAL’s educational strategy, curriculum, and training delivery, while building partnerships that expand HEAL’s reach and impact among frontline providers, health systems, academic institutions, and multidisciplinary partners.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is both a thoughtful educator and a collaborative relationship-builder: someone who can design engaging learning experiences grounded in real-world practice and help advance trauma-informed, survivor-centered responses across interdisciplinary care settings.

This role reports to the Chief Medical Officer and works in close collaboration to ensure alignment between clinical expertise, educational strategy, and program delivery.

What You’ll Do

Curriculum Strategy & Development

• Define learning objectives and educational approach across HEAL’s healthcare workforce and professional training portfolio
• Design and evolve curriculum grounded in public health, trauma-informed, and survivor-centered frameworks
• Ensure programs are cohesive, structured, and responsive to evolving healthcare, public health, and community response needs
• Translate subject matter expertise into clear, accessible, and practical learning experiences

Training Delivery & Facilitation

• Serve as a lead facilitator for HEAL’s core trainings and programs
• Foster engaging, inclusive learning environments for interdisciplinary professional audiences across healthcare and related systems
• Guide guest instructors and collaborators to ensure alignment and consistency

Educational Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and maintain standards for high-quality training
• Review and shape content to ensure clarity, accuracy, and alignment with HEAL’s approach
• Refine programs based on participant feedback, facilitator input, and evolving best practices

Technical Assistance & Program Design

• Design and deliver technical assistance and training engagements for partners
• Translate partner needs into structured, high-quality educational offerings
• Contribute to the development of new program concepts and approaches
• Collaborate with organizational leadership to identify emerging educational needs and opportunities for program growth

External Engagement & Strategic Partnerships

• Build and maintain relationships with partners, collaborators, and stakeholders
• Support partnership development through relationship management, coordination of proposals and contracts, and cultivation of new educational and technical assistance opportunities.
• Represent HEAL in external meetings, working groups, and collaborative initiatives, contributing an educational and field-informed perspective
• Support the growth of HEAL’s programs by identifying opportunities for collaboration, training, and technical assistance
• Contribute to donor and foundation engagement through program visibility and external participation

Who You Are

You are a thoughtful educator who brings both structure and presence to your work and who is motivated by advancing meaningful change in the field. You are comfortable operating in a small, fast-moving team where strategy and execution are closely intertwined.

You likely bring:

• Experience in public health, healthcare, or anti-trafficking work
• Experience working within clinical, community health, behavioral health, or interdisciplinary care environments
• Experience facilitating or leading trainings with adult learners
• Ability to translate complex topics into clear, engaging learning experiences
• Experience building relationships and working collaboratively with partners
• A structured, organized approach to developing and delivering programs
• Comfort working with diverse audiences across sectors

You may also bring:

• Experience designing curriculum, trainings, or educational programs
• Experience with technical assistance or applied program design
• Experience working with accredited or continuing education programs (e.g., CME, CE)
• Advanced degrees or relevant professional credentials (e.g., public health, medicine, social work, education, or related fields)

We recognize that expertise can come through multiple pathways, including lived and professional experience. Candidates should be able to contribute to the credibility and quality of HEAL’s educational offerings, whether through formal credentials, professional experience, or lived expertise.

Experience

We’re looking for candidates with approximately 4-8 years of relevant experience, which may include:

• Healthcare, public health, or community-based practice experience
• Curriculum development or instructional design
• Training delivery or facilitation
• Program development or applied education work
• Other relevant lived or professional experience

Compensation & Details

• Full-time, remote position
  • Travel approximately 10–20% depending on program needs. Candidates should have reliable access to air travel and be able to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Salary range: $70,000–$85,000

Benefits include:

• A flexible, remote work environment with autonomy in managing your schedule
• Generous PTO, sick time, and organizational holidays
• Health benefits provided through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA)

We aim to support a flexible, sustainable work environment where team members can do their best work.

Equity & Inclusion

We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of trafficking. We recognize that lived experience brings critical insight that strengthens our work.

If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every qualification, we still encourage you to apply. We’re looking for strong educators and thoughtful collaborators, not perfect resumes.

HEAL Trafficking is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume/CV and complete the application form.

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by July 15, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Benefits

• A flexible, remote work environment with autonomy in managing your schedule
• Generous PTO, sick time, and organizational holidays
• Health benefits provided through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA)